LEE Young’s TROUBLERS selected as Independent Film of the Year

Director LEE Young’s LGBTQ documentaryTroublers has been chosen as the 2017 Independent Film of the Year by TheAssociation of Korean Independent Film & Video (KIFV). KIFV made the announcement on December 29, noting that LEE’s film allowed viewers to exper...

THE FORTRESS Dominates 37th Korean Film Critics Association Awards

The Korean Film Critics Association announced the winners for its upcoming 37th awards, and it will be the period siege drama The Fortress that walks away with the biggest and most prizes when the show takes place next month. HWANG Dong-hyuk’s austere film ear...

Women in Film Korea Festival Held on December 7

This year’s Women in Film Korea Festival gave their main prize to legendary actress YOUN Yuh-jung, following her leading role in E J-yong’s The Bacchus Lady. The ceremony took place in the Art Nine Cinema in Seoul on December 7th. In The Bacchus Lady, which de...

The 41st Edition of Seoul Independent Film Festival Is on Board

Opens with Luckyball, through December 4th The 41st edition of the Seoul Independent Film Festival (SIFF), the biggest of its kind in Korea, opened on November 26th. The opening film was KWAK Min-seung’s Luckyball. High school students Youn-ju and Eun-chae a...